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Country Report: Japan; Defense Planning in Transition
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Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
Abstract Since the 2000s, Japan has worked to strengthen and sharpen its defense strategy and readiness to better deal with the increasingly challenging Indo-Pacific security environment. The developments to date have allowed the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to become a more effective and proactive force,... view more
Since the 2000s, Japan has worked to strengthen and sharpen its defense strategy and readiness to better deal with the increasingly challenging Indo-Pacific security environment. The developments to date have allowed the Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) to become a more effective and proactive force, but the threats posed by China, North Korea, and Russia have also increased dramatically in recent years, calling for new measures expected to be unveiled in Japan's new National Security Strategy (NSS) and National Defense Program Guidelines (NDPG) in late 2022.... view less
Keywords
Japan; defense policy; Pacific Rim; military; threat; conflict potential; China; North Korea; Russia; national security; security policy
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
23 p.
Series
DGAP Report
ISSN
2198-5936
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0